At The Washington Post, Philip Rucker gives us the view from the presidential pew as Trump sits with fellow presidents, but still stands alone (21,000+ shares). Tweets Dan Zak, “This is a very good front-page story. Wonderful to read in print. Feels both weighty and graceful. A pure distillation of the moment we’re in.” Many agree with Peter Baker, who applauds the “Brilliant job by ⁦⁦@PhilipRucker⁩ capturing Trump's awkward encounter with his presidential peers.”

Meanwhile, Mike Madden thinks that it “Probably should not come as a surprise to learn that a longtime real estate developer whose companies have declared bankruptcy multiple times is not that worried about long term debt.” Still: Trump On Coming Debt Crisis: ‘I Won’t Be Here’ When It Blows Up (64,000+ shares). That’s what sources close to the president are telling Asawin Suebsaeng and Lachlan Markay of The Daily Beast, and Paul Brandus puts it into a little perspective: “On a day when George H.W. Bush was lauded for devotion to country, Trump says he doesn't care about the debt because when it becomes truly untenable, he'll be out of office.”

Very cool and very legal

Now here’s “Just a totally normal form of lobbying that is in no way an emolument of any kind so very cool and very legal.” Daniel Drezner links to the reporting by David Fahrenthold and Jonathan O’Connell at The Washington Post, Saudi-funded lobbyist paid for 500 rooms at Trump’s hotel after 2016 election (53,000+ shares) at a cost of more than $272,000, and as Stephen Greenhouse points out, “Here’s one big reason Trump likes the Saudis so much and a big reason why Trump is violating the Constitution's emoluments clause.” According to the story, “the general manager of Trump’s hotel at Central Park said a single stay by some Saudi customers — who were traveling with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — was so lucrative it helped the hotel turn a profit for the quarter.” Kara Swisher encourages us to just “Say it: KLEPTOCRACY.”

About those cultural assassins

“News media: Millennials are cultural assassins, killing starter homes, canned tuna, and Applebees, and nothing will stop their murderous economic rampage. Federal Reserve paper: Millennials are literally like every other generation—just poorer.” That’s Derek Thompson, who explains at The Atlantic that Millennials Didn’t Kill the Economy. The Economy Killed Millennials. You’ll want to read this one, because as Christopher Mims says, “Probably @DKThomp is the only economics commentator who regularly makes me chuckle.” Also, “This is chiastastic,” tweets Juliet Lapidos.

Extremely Facebooky

“Lots of interesting stuff here on the extremely Facebooky origins of the Yellow Jackets in France, whose politics seem hard to describe but lean toward....bad,” tweets Tom Gara. At BuzzFeed News, Ryan Broderick writes that The “Yellow Jackets” Riots In France Are What Happens When Facebook Gets Involved With Local News. Paul Lewis says, “This piece trying to draw a firm line between Facebook algorithm changes and the protests in France probably overstates the case. But top marks for giving it a go. Not sure I buy the argument Facebook is causing this unrest, but it’s an accelerant.” But Hugo Rifkind thinks, “This is real Sourcerer’s Apprentice stuff. Social media is the real global political story. Nobody wants to admit it, because doing so always sounds like it invalidates the concerns of the often legitimately angry. But it is. It is.”

In a new piece for The New York Times, Astead Herndon writes, Elizabeth Warren Stands by DNA Test. But Around Her, Worries Abound, and Nate Silver thinks, “There's something very (Hillary) Clinton-esque about the Warren DNA test story and the way the press is handling it. —Yeah she showed poor judgement. —But it's a minor story treated like a major crisis. —Probably a proxy for other concerns (and/or biases).” Adds Niall Stanage, “The Elizabeth Warren DNA test thing was a dumb move, yes. But nearly 2,000 words in the NYT almost two months afterward? I'm pretty skeptical it's worthy of that. Still, here it is.”

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